The Last days of JesusThe Last days of Jesus

Jesus enters JerusalemJesus enters Jerusalem

Jesus rode into Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey Jerusalem on a donkey to show he was one of to show he was one of the people not a king the people not a king on a horse but a simple on a horse but a simple man on a donkey. He man on a donkey. He sent his disciples to find sent his disciples to find the donkey for him and the donkey for him and they found it exactly they found it exactly where he had said it where he had said it would be.would be.

Palm SundayPalm Sunday

As Jesus rode past As Jesus rode past the people in the the people in the crowd, they waved crowd, they waved palm branches at him palm branches at him and laid them at his and laid them at his feet. This day became feet. This day became known as “Palm known as “Palm Sunday”Sunday”

Den of ThievesDen of Thieves

Jesus entered the Jesus entered the Temple and found Temple and found people falsely selling people falsely selling goods. goods.

He overturned the He overturned the tables and shouted, tables and shouted, “This is the house of “This is the house of God and you have God and you have turned it into a Den of turned it into a Den of Thieves”Thieves”

The Last SupperThe Last Supper

Jesus’ WordsJesus’ Words

Jesus sat with his disciples in an Upper Jesus sat with his disciples in an Upper Room and celebrated His last meal with Room and celebrated His last meal with them.them.

He declared that the bread was “His body” He declared that the bread was “His body” and the wine was “His blood”.and the wine was “His blood”.

He also told the others that one of them He also told the others that one of them would deny Him 3 times and one of them would deny Him 3 times and one of them would betray Him with a kiss.would betray Him with a kiss.

Garden of GethsemaneGarden of Gethsemane

Jesus went to pray in Jesus went to pray in the Garden of the Garden of Gethsemane.Gethsemane.

He asked his father, He asked his father, “Why are you doing “Why are you doing this to me?”this to me?”

Judas then kissed Judas then kissed Jesus and he was Jesus and he was arrested by the arrested by the Roman guards.Roman guards.

On TrialOn Trial

Jesus was brought Jesus was brought before Pontius Pilate before Pontius Pilate who said he washed who said he washed his hands of the his hands of the matter and let the matter and let the people decide who people decide who should die. The crowd should die. The crowd voted to let Barabbus voted to let Barabbus – a thief – go free and – a thief – go free and condemned Jesus to condemned Jesus to death.death.

Jesus was made to carry his own cross to Calvary. He walked along the Via Dolorosa having to stop many times.

Some people offered to help him but Roman Soldiers stopped them. They wanted to see Jesus suffer because

he had claimed to be King of the Jews.

On the CrossOn the Cross

Jesus was nailed to a Jesus was nailed to a cross through his cross through his wrists and his feet.wrists and his feet.

He wore a crown of He wore a crown of thorns on his head thorns on his head which made him which made him bleed. People bleed. People gathered all around.gathered all around.

He was crucified with He was crucified with two thieves.two thieves.

The End is NearThe End is Near

A Roman Guard A Roman Guard stabbed Jesus in his stabbed Jesus in his side and when he side and when he asked for water, he asked for water, he was given a sponge was given a sponge dipped in vinegar.dipped in vinegar.

This made him more This made him more thirsty and was a thirsty and was a cruel thing to do.cruel thing to do.

Good FridayGood Friday

All at once the sky turned black and All at once the sky turned black and everyone knew that Jesus was dead.everyone knew that Jesus was dead.

One Roman soldier turned to his friend One Roman soldier turned to his friend and said, “That and said, “That waswas the Son of God”. He the Son of God”. He now believed.now believed.

Jesus was taken down from the cross and Jesus was taken down from the cross and taken to the tomb of a rich man who taken to the tomb of a rich man who believed in Jesus as the Son of God.believed in Jesus as the Son of God.

To the TombTo the Tomb

Jesus was wrapped in a shroud and scented Jesus was wrapped in a shroud and scented with sweet oils such as sandalwood. His body with sweet oils such as sandalwood. His body was then placed in a tomb.was then placed in a tomb.

This tomb was blocked by a large boulder that This tomb was blocked by a large boulder that had been rolled in front of the entrance.had been rolled in front of the entrance.

On the Sunday after On the Sunday after Jesus’ death Mary Jesus’ death Mary Magdalene went down to Magdalene went down to the tomb but the stone the tomb but the stone had been moved and the had been moved and the body was not there.body was not there.

Mary knelt down and Mary knelt down and wept.wept.

She heard a voice behind She heard a voice behind her asking what was her asking what was wrong…wrong…

Resurrection

Jesus is AliveJesus is Alive

……it was Jesus!it was Jesus!He had been brought back to life and told He had been brought back to life and told

Mary to go and tell the disciples.Mary to go and tell the disciples.Mary was shocked but did as Jesus Mary was shocked but did as Jesus

asked.asked.She set off to find them.She set off to find them.

AscensionAscension

Jesus spoke to the Jesus spoke to the disciples and then disciples and then ascended into heaven ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand to sit at the right hand of God, His father.of God, His father.